Executive Order 6780—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6657-A Dated March 27, 1934

Section 3 (c) of Executive Order No. 6657-A of March 27, 1934, prescribing regulations for payment of losses sustained by officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States in foreign countries due to appreciation of foreign currencies in their relation to the American dollar, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(c) In case of employees traveling in foreign countries under official orders, not employed in or on assignment or detail to a post of duty in a foreign country, no part of the employee's salary not converted for expenditure abroad shall be included in the loss referred to for the purposes of these regulations."

This order shall be retroactive to April 1, 1934, the effective date of the order which it amends.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
June 30, 1934.